Podcast

On this episode of the Potomac Local Podcast, we take our reporting deeper with an interview with longtime Prince William County Realtor and one-time candidate for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors Scott Jacobs.

He’s been at the center of the debate on how to preserve the Rural Crescent — the last rural tract of land in a growing county of just over a half-million people located outside Washington, D.C. The crescent-shaped land tract encompasses an area of more than 80,000 acres stretching from Quantico Marine Corps Base to Manassas National Battlefield Park.


Traffic

During the past week, the terms “heat restrictions,” “congestion” on the tracks, and “equipment issues” have been used to describe different situations that have delayed Virginia Railway Express service.

On Wednesday, VRE officials will hold its regular online forum to discuss these and other issues facing Virginia’s only commuter railroad. They’ll be taking your questions, too.


Prince William

From Prince William police:

Escape from Custody – Officers are currently on scene attempting to locate a juvenile who escaped from the custody of a Sheriff’s Deputy at the Juvenile Detention Center on Dumfries Rd [near the Prince William County Landfill]. Officers have the immediate area surrounding the facility contained as the search continues. The juvenile was returning from court on non-violent charges when the escaped occurred just prior to entering the facility.


News

WOODBRIDGE — On Friday, June 28, police distributed fliers seeking the identity of the suspect or suspects in connection to the double homicide that occurred on June 22 in the wooded area behind the 7-Market on Featherstone Road in Woodbridge.

The victims were identified as Milton Beltran Lopez and Jairo Geremeas Mayorga, both of the Woodbridge area. The victims were last known to be alive the night of June 21, 2019.


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